(a) This Compact organizes an electronic information sharing system among the federal government and the states to exchange criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes authorized by federal or state law, such as background checks for governmental licensing and employment.
(b) Under this Compact, the FBI and the party states agree to maintain detailed databases of their respective criminal history records, including arrests and dispositions, and to make them available to the federal government and to party states for authorized purposes. The FBI shall also manage the federal data facilities that provide a significant part of the infrastructure for the system.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System
Part V - National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
Section 10-238 - Electronic Information Sharing System
Section 10-240 - Purposes of the Compact
Section 10-241 - Responsibilities of Fbi Director and Party State Under Compact
Section 10-242 - Criminal History Records
Section 10-243 - Criminal History Records -- Procedure
Section 10-244 - Compact Council
Section 10-245 - Effective Date; Ratification
Section 10-246 - Matters Not Affected by Compact
Section 10-247 - Renunciation of Compact
Section 10-248 - Severability of Provisions